Our Consulting Services
Meylan Technologies & Consulting is an IT and SAP consulting firm based in Geneva, Switzerland, serving clients across Western Switzerland (Suisse Romande: Geneva, Lausanne, Neuchâtel, Fribourg), German-speaking Switzerland, and internationally. We deliver consulting services across SAP S/4HANA migration, SAP security, SAP GRC, IT controls, IT audit, AI governance, and data analytics.
By integrating deep IT risk and audit proficiency with extensive SAP ecosystem expertise (ECC, S/4HANA, SAP Cloud, RISE with SAP, GROW with SAP), we ensure our clients receive effective and reliable support, from strategic scoping through go-live.
Partnerships
For large-scale programs (full S/4HANA transformations, group-wide SAP GRC deployments, international audits), we partner with leading global audit, risk and technology consulting firms. This gives you a Swiss-based senior team focused on your security and authorization outcomes, backed by the functional delivery capacity of a large firm when the scope requires it.
SAP Services
1. SAP S/4HANA Migration
- S/4HANA readiness assessment: custom code diagnostic, SoD baseline, Fiori readiness, integration landscape review and approach recommendation (Greenfield, Brownfield, Selective Data Transition).
- S/4HANA authorization redesign: business role design, SoD-clean role catalogue, Firefighter process, integration with identity providers.
- Cutover and post-go-live support: authorization testing, emergency access readiness, post-migration access review.
- SAP Cloud, RISE and GROW with SAP: advisory on edition selection (Private Edition, Public Edition), operating model and internal control implications.
Read our guide: SAP S/4HANA Migration in Switzerland.
2. SAP Security & Authorizations
- Implementation and Maintenance of Authorization Concepts: Offer consultancy services to design and implement robust authorization concepts tailored to the specific requirements of clients using SAP S/4HANA. This includes defining user roles, access controls, and authorization profiles.
- Baseline Configuration Implementation: Provide expertise in setting up and configuring baseline security measures within SAP systems to ensure a solid foundation for security.
- Role Redesign for Projects: Assist clients in redesigning user roles during project implementations, whether it's a new system deployment (greenfield) or an existing system upgrade (brownfield), to align with best practices and security standards.
- Review and Implementation of SAP Security Configuration: Conduct comprehensive reviews of existing SAP security configurations, identifying gaps and vulnerabilities, and then implementing necessary enhancements and controls to strengthen security posture.
- Enhancing RFC Securities with UCON: Offer specialized services to enhance Remote Function Call (RFC) securities using User/Context/Object (UCON) principles to ensure secure communication between SAP systems and external applications.
3. SAP GRC & SoD Analysis
- SoD Ruleset Benchmarking and Improvement: Analyze and optimize rulesets within SAP Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC), ensuring alignment with industry standards and regulatory requirements (SOX, ISAE 3402, Swiss FINMA).
- SoD Conflicts Remediation & Mitigation: Use our data analytics tools, including MTC Skopos, to identify and remediate Segregation of Duties (SoD) conflicts on SAP, S/4HANA and non-SAP systems, reducing risk and ensuring compliance.
- Firefighter Process Design and Implementation: Design and implement emergency access management processes, including technical configuration and rollout across complex organizational structures. See our guide on SAP Firefighter Role Design.
- Alternative to SAP GRC: For organizations that do not have the scale to justify a full SAP GRC deployment, we offer lighter approaches based on MTC Skopos. See SAP GRC vs MTC Skopos.
4. SAP Integration
- Integration with Non-SAP Solutions: Offer expertise in integrating SAP systems with non-SAP solutions such as Service Now, Omada, and SuccessFactors, ensuring seamless data flow and process automation across diverse platforms.
- SAP Integration Suite Implementation: Provide consultancy services for implementing SAP Integration Suite, enabling efficient integration of SAP applications with both cloud-based and on-premises systems.
IT Controls, Audit & Cybersecurity
5. IT Controls Design & Implementation
- Risk-Based IT Controls: Design and implement IT controls linked to financial reporting objectives and operational priorities. We build control frameworks that match your company's size, maturity, and regulatory context.
- Control Automation: Streamline and automate controls to reduce costs, manual effort, and error rates. We leverage existing tools and technologies to make compliance sustainable.
- Security Program Implementation: Deploy practical, enterprise-ready security initiatives covering access management, change management, and IT operations.
- Vendor Risk Management: Establish and modernize vendor risk management processes, including third-party security assessments and security questionnaire support.
- Compliance Framework Adaptation: Tailor compliance frameworks (SOX, ISAE 3402, Swiss FINMA) to your organization's growth phase and business model, avoiding over-engineering while meeting regulatory expectations.
6. IT Audit & SOC Readiness
- IT Audit and Internal Control Assessments: Conduct IT audits and internal control evaluations aligned with business objectives. We identify weaknesses and provide actionable remediation plans.
- SOC 1 & SOC 2 Readiness: Prepare your organization for SOC examinations through gap analysis against SOC criteria, scope definition, and control documentation. We help you understand what auditors expect and close gaps before the examination.
- Audit Remediation & Mitigation: Address audit findings and recommendations, develop remediation plans, and implement corrective actions for identified weaknesses in systems and processes.
- Control Design and Testing: Design and implement first-line and second-line of defense controls, then test their operating effectiveness. We deliver clear, audit-ready documentation.
- Information Security Posture Assessment: Evaluate your current security posture, identify risks, and provide prioritized recommendations for improvement.
AI & Fraud Detection
7. AI for security and fraud detection
- Fraud and anomaly detection: Use data analytics and AI to surface fraud patterns, abnormal transactions and suspicious access across your SAP and non-SAP systems.
- AI governance frameworks: Design practical governance (clear ownership, decision rights, guardrails) so you can adopt AI without creating new access or compliance risk.
- AI policy and control design: Tailor AI policies and controls to your real workflows, aligned with your security standards and regulatory requirements.
- AI risk assessment: Evaluate the regulatory and operational risks of AI adoption and implement controls before they become audit findings.
Data & Monitoring
8. Data analytics for control and continuous monitoring
- Continuous access and control monitoring: Run regular analytics over access, SoD conflicts and key controls to move from point-in-time review to continuous monitoring.
- Fraud and exception analytics: Identify high-risk transactions, exceptions and fraud indicators from your SAP data (change documents, access logs, postings).
- Compliance reporting: Build Power BI dashboards that give management and auditors real-time visibility into access risk and control status.
- Data quality and governance: Ensure the accuracy and integrity of the data behind your risk and compliance analytics.
Let's discuss your needs
Every organization faces different risks. SAP consulting firm based in Geneva, we serve clients across Western Switzerland (Geneva, Lausanne, Neuchâtel, Fribourg, Yverdon, Sion), German-speaking Switzerland, neighboring France, and internationally. Whether you are planning an S/4HANA migration, an SAP GRC project, an SoD assessment or an IT audit, get in touch for an initial, no-commitment discussion.